Stabilizing hanger for gliders



27, 1940- H. A. YERRICK 2,

STABILIZING HANGER FOR GLIDERS Filed Jan. 5, 1938 HARRY A. YERRICK Patented Aug. 27, 1940 srrss rear Application January 3, 1938, Serial No. 182,973

1 Claim.

This invention relates to gliders or porch hammocks having laterally spaced upright supportsf between which the glider seat frame is suspended for to, and fro swinging movements, the seat 5 structure being suspended at each end from the upright supports by pairs of hangers. Considerable objection has been raised to devices ordinarily employed for suspending the glider seat frame from theupright supportsbeoause of lost motion in a lateral direction often en-. abling the seat frame to hit against the upright supports, Such lateral motion is annoying and is contrary to what isdesired in a glider- The ideal structure for a glider is one in which the seat structure is free to swing to and fro between the supporting frame parts but is held against lateral movement or side sway.

An object of this-invention is to produce an exceedingly simple and efficient hanger for the seat structures of gliders which militates against such objectionable lateral movement or side sway and one which can be inexpensively manufactured andinstalled.

An embodiment of the invention is shown for purposes of illustration on the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a glider showing the supporting hanger in position of use; 00 Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation of a hanger; and

Figure 3 is an edge view of the glider hanger shown in Figure 2.

The illustrated embodiment of the invention 35 comprises a glider having a seat frame Ii) on .which are mounted the usual seat cushions II and back cushions I2. Depending from each of the. four corners of the seat frame are legs I3 and suitably secured to the seat frame is an 40 arm rest It which extends over an adjacent upright end frame I5 which may be in the form of a sheet metal panel formed with sockets to receive-at opposite ends substantially U-shaped tubular rails I6, a portion of which extends be- 45 neath the seat frame ii]. Further description and illustration of the glider is not considered necessary because it is well-known to those skilled inthis art. The co-pending application of Louis Vavrik, Serial No. 141,616 shows one form, of a 50 supporting frame. It will be understood that the structure illustrated is duplicated on the opposite side of the glider. In gliders of this character, the seat frame is supported from each up right end frame I5 by a pair of laterally spaced 55 hangers so that the seat structure can swing to and fro between the end frames. As shown, a. hanger I1 is pivotally connected at its upper end to the upper end of the frame I5 forwardly thereof. Another hanger (not;shown) depends from the opposite end portion of the frame I5 5 to support the adjacent rear end of the seat frame It].

The hanger IE is formed of a length of strap metal providing an arm I8 to the upper end of which is secured by rivets is a ball bearing unit 1 20. A bolt 2I passes through the bearing unit 2d and is secured to the upright I5. -The lower portion of the hanger arm I8 is outwardly and downwardly inclined, asshown in Figure 3, and

tween and rigid with the units 21 is a sleeve 28, 25

and extending through the ball bearing units 27 and the sleeve 28 is a bolt 29, the inner end of which extends through an opening in the adjacent leg I3 of the seat frame it to receive a nut 30 at its inner end. It is to be understood 30 that the bearing units Zl'and sleeve 28 together provide a rigid structure which is of course rigidly secured to the lower forked end of the hanger.

The importance of the above described hanger, four of which are ordinarily employed for .each glider, is that it materially reduces the side sway of the seat frame it toward and away fromthe upright end frames l5. This-is due to the fact that the tendency of the legs I3 of the seat frame to rock about the bolt 29 is almost en- 40 tirely overcome. Not only is the lower end of the hanger materially strengthenedbut a double bearing arrangement is provided which affords a much smoother gliding or rocking action. A slight amount of side play, but not sufficient to be objectionable, may result from flexing of the hanger bars and in the region of the bearing unit 20, although the'hanger quite satisfactorily militates against the major amount of lateral motion. Obviously, the above described hanger is inexpensive to manufacture and can be readily installed without difficulty and also can be used to replace hangers heretofore in use. I

It is to be understood that numerous changes in details of construction, arrangement and operation may be effected without departing from the spirit of the invention especially as defined in the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A hanger for gliders having a supporting frame with enduprights, and a seat frame provided with depending legs at the corners thereof, composed of a vertically disposed resilient arm having its plane perpendicular to the length of the seat, a member connected to the upper end of the arm and to the adjacent upright to mount the seat frame for swinging movements, a second member connected to the arm above the low- 15 er end thereof and depending therefrom to prothird member, whereby upon sidesway of the seat 10 frame the latter will tend to bow the arm toward the seat frame and with the point of connection of the second member with the arm as a fulcrum, thereby to resist sidesway.

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